[SEL] Heat Treating Metal

[Listerdiesel]

On 9/7/05, John Hammink <jg.hammink at quicknet.nl> wrote:
> Hi Tommy,
> I use C45 steel for all the parts that need to be hardened.
> It's good to machine in the lathe at around 500 rpm and
> a new insert. The man I bought it from told me how to hard
> it. You take a bucket with 2 gallons of water, a firm hand of
> household salt in the water and spray some machine oil on
> the surface to get a film over it. Heat the part cherry red and
> STIR it in the bucket to almost handwarm.
> It sounds simple but it works for me, don't know the code
> C45 is the same for the States.
> Hope it's of any help for you.
> 
> Regards,
> John Hammink

Spec's for that one are here:

http://www.sz-metal.si/selector/steels/C45.html

Peter
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